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Watch: Vivek Ramaswamy Town Hall with NewsNation

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:18:32 GMT

(NewsNation) — NewsNation is hosting a Town Hall with 2024 Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, which can be watched live here starting at 9 p.m. ET/ 8 p.m. CT Monday.It's Ramaswamy's first presidential town hall with a national television news network, moderated by NewsNation’s chief Washington anchor Leland Vittert. Ramaswamy is set to answer questions from viewers in New Hampshire and Iowa on immigration, the economy and health care. NASA’s Curiosity rover discovers evidence for life on Mars The businessman has spoken to NewsNation before: In an interview with Dan Abrams earlier this month, he talked about how his policies differ from Donald Trump, saying he will "go further" than the former president did while in office. "I don’t believe in just putting Betsy DeVos on top of the Department of Education and telling her to figure it out. I’ve said that I will shut down the U.S. Department of Education, which should not have existed,” Ramaswamy told Abrams. ...

3-year-old migrant child dies on Texas' border bus

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:18:32 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A child died on one of the buses that Operation Lone Star has been using to move migrants from the Texas border to other parts of the country, the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) said Friday.According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, the 3-year-old child died in Marion County in southern Illinois. The bus was heading for Chicago.The child started showing signs of "health concerns," and the bus pulled over and security personnel on board called 911, the release said.An ambulance arrived, and the bilingual security personnel translated for the parents and the paramedics who were providing care for the child, according to TDEM.The child was taken to a local hospital to receive additional medical attention and was later pronounced dead, the release said."Every loss is a tragedy," the statement said in part.The child came into the country in Brownsville with her parents.After being processed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the City of ...

APD to share update on southeast Austin SWAT callout

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:18:32 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Friday night, the Austin Police Department will provide an update on a SWAT situation in southeast Austin.APD will hold a media briefing around 7:45 p.m. near Richard Moya Park on Burleson Road, which is close to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.This story will be updated with more information.

Village of Cobleskill hires new police chief

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:18:32 GMT

COBLESKILL, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Village of Cobleskill has hired a new police chief. The mayor confirmed to NEWS10 that former New York State Investigator James McGrum was hired by the village board on Wednesday night. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! McGrum will lead the department along with the new lieutenant supervisor George Bird, who was hired after eight officers resigned in July over a dispute about overtime pay. Village leaders said the amount of money going towards overtime pay for police was unsustainable.

Saratoga boat launch dedicated to former supervisor

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:18:32 GMT

SARATOGA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The town of Saratoga came together on Friday to honor the life of one of its former leaders. The town's boat launch was dedicated to former supervisor Thomas Wood, who passed away in July.He served the community in a variety of roles for more than 40 years, including helping protect farmland and expand recreational spaces like the boat launch. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "People can come and launch their kayaks and launch their boats for recreational purposes, for fishing purposes, that we built in the town over the past six years, and it's developed into a great property that we want people to utilize all the time," Saratoga Town Supervisor Ian Murray said.Town leaders developed the boat launch for six years after buying the property from the New York State Canal Corporation.

Cardona's Market unveils sandwich named in honor of legendary jockey

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:18:32 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A renowned jockey was in Saratoga Springs on Friday to take the first bite of a new sandwich coming to Cardona's Markets that was named in his honor. It's called "The Mig," and it's celebrating Richard Migliore's 29-year long career as a jockey. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Cardona's is donating $2,500 from the sales of the sandwich to Migliore's favorite charities: The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund and the Thoroughbred Retirement Fund."They're two causes very close to my heart," Migliore said. "Obviously, being a former rider, I am always concerned with the health and welfare of jockeys and horses. Horses gave me everything, so its incumbent on me to give back to the horses, and I really appreciate their generosity."

Endurance swimmer previews 315-mile Hudson River swim

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:18:32 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Legendary British endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh previewed his plan to swim the 315-mile Hudson River to raise awareness of the importance of clean waters. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Pugh, the UNEP Patron of the Oceans, has pioneered swims in the most challenging environments on earth, including the Antarctic, the North Pole, the Red Sea, and the Himalayas. If successful, he will be the first person to swim the full length of the Hudson River unassisted. Pugh's expedition is scheduled to begin in the Adirondack Mountains on Sunday and conclude in Manhattan on September 13.

Rally outside Jeffco DA’s office calls for arrest in fatal shooting at Tesla charging station in Edgewater

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:18:32 GMT

More than 100 people marched Friday afternoon in 90-degree heat on parking-lot blacktop outside the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, chanting, carrying signs and demanding justice for a young man — a father of two — who was shot dead in Edgewater.Adam Michael Fresquez, 33, was fatally shot May 3 in the Edgewater Public Market parking lot near a Tesla charging station. No charges have been filed in the case, although authorities have interviewed the man who shot Fresquez.Police previously said both men were driving Teslas and got into a fight at the charging station prior to the shooting, an altercation they said could have stemmed from a road-rage incident.Family members, friends, community supporters, seniors and children gathered in Golden to demand accountability in the case.“We are looking for justice and we want some answers,” said Juan Mendez, Fresquez’s father.“We don’t understand how he was released two hours after ...

Bestselling author thwarts Calabasas home invasion; would-be burglars caught on camera

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:18:32 GMT

A Calabasas homeowner and author thwarted a home invasion Thursday night thanks to cameras in his yard, and the would-be burglars were caught on video.Lee Goldberg was home with his wife and daughter, when around 9:20 p.m., they got a notification on their iPad from their motion sensor.But it wasn’t the occasional bobcat or coyote they’re used to seeing. Goldberg's cameras captured four masked men climbing up a steep hillside into his backyard.They were dressed in hoodies, gloves and appeared to even be matching, the bestselling author of crime thrillers told KTLA.Video provided by Lee Goldberg shows would-be theives crawl out of bushes in Calabasas on Aug. 10, 2023. But this was not fiction. Goldberg had become a real-life character he often writes about in his novels.“They looked organized, they looked professional,” he said.That’s when he alerted authorities, and the would-be theives turned around and went right back down the hill they came from.Goldberg said he thinks they saw h...

Man seen on TikTok video lurking near women's legs in Burbank store arrested

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:18:32 GMT

A man who was captured on a TikTok video lurking near women’s legs at a Burbank bookstore was arrested on Friday.The suspect’s name was not released, but Burbank Police confirmed the man believed to be responsible was located and arrested in Glendale.“The incident was reported directly to the Burbank Police and has been under investigation,” police said. “The incident was captured on video and viewed as an invasion of privacy. Investigators are also aware of other potential victims.”In a video posted to social media, the victim, 28-year-old Michaela Witter, was shopping at a Barnes & Noble on Aug. 7 when she noticed a strange man had been following her around.A TikTok video captures a man lurking extremely close to a woman's legs while she was shopping in a Burbank Barnes & Noble. (Michaela Witter)A TikTok video captures a man lurking extremely close to a woman's legs while she was shopping in a Burbank Barnes & Noble. (Michaela Witter)A TikTok video captures a man lurking extre...